What color is #8D9189?

#8D9189 is a gray, closest to the named color Lost Space. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D9189?

The RGB value is 141, 145, 137: 141 red, 145 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D9189?

The complementary color is #8D8991, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D9189?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.54:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D9189 color

#8D9189 rgb(141, 145, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8D9189 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 56.9% green and 53.7% blue (141, 145, 137).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 4% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Lost Space (#969389), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.54:1).

#8D9189 color codes

HEX	`#8D9189`
RGB	`rgb(141, 145, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 56.9%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 4%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 6%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 6%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.63, -3.01, 3.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.63, 4.79, 128.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.625, 27.72, 27.663)`
Decimal	`9277833`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D9189, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #8D9189	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D9189 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #8D9189 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d9189; }
.text { color: #8d9189; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d9189; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 145 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d9189, #899189); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8D9189?: #8D9189 is a gray, closest to the named color Lost Space. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D9189?: The RGB value is 141, 145, 137: 141 red, 145 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D9189?: The complementary color is #8D8991, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D9189?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.54:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.